#D9D2BE
Oat · very light warm orange
About #D9D2BE
#D9D2BE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 82% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Oat (ΔE 2.0); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEC5D9 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D9D2BE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D9D2BE?
#D9D2BE is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 82% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #D9D2BE?
Use black text. Black on #D9D2BE has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9D2BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC5D9, and analogous partners are #D9C5BE and #D3D9BE.